2008年9月7日,国务院正式发布《关于进一步推进长江三角洲地区改革开放和经济社会发展的指导意见》(简称指导意见),对长三角未来发展提出了清晰的方向、要求和目标。指导意见指出,长三角地区要加快现代服务业的发展,努力形成以服务业为主的产业结构,并进一步强调长三角地区要“优先发展面向生产的服务业,积极发展面向民生的服务业,大力改善服务业发展环境”。指导意见出台,对长三角地区的长期健康发展和区域竞争力的提升具有重大意义。 On September 7, 2008, the State Council officially promulgated the Guiding Opinions on Further Promoting the Reform, Opening up and Social and Economic Development of the Yangtze River Delta (referred to as the Guiding Opinions), setting forth clear directions, requirements and goals for the future development of the Yangtze River Delta. The guidance pointed out that the Yangtze River Delta region should speed up the development of modern service industry and strive to form a service-oriented industrial structure and further emphasize that the Yangtze River Delta should “give priority to the development of service industries for production and actively develop the service industry oriented to people’s livelihood , Vigorously improve the service industry development environment. ” The introduction of the guidance is of great significance to the long-term healthy development of the Yangtze River Delta and the enhancement of regional competitiveness.